NameJet/SnapNames October 2025 Aftermarket report

NameJet/SnapNames reported their October domain name sales, Tesoro.com was the top sale at $91,000. Tesoro was a stock I traded a lot back in the 90’s when I was a stock broker. It was acquired by Marathon Petroleum and renamed Andeavor NameJet Domain Name Brand  Product Gross Amt   tesoro.com Namejet Expiry $91,000   arcon.com [...]

By |November 13th, 2025|Uncategorized|

Blockchain company files patent application for domain parking system

Application describes ways to use AI to assist with parking page creation and optimization. D3Serve, a company applying blockchain technology to domain names, has filed a sweeping patent application (pdf) covering aspects of domain parking systems. The company is an ICANN-accredited registrar offering domain tokenization through its Namefi platform. Its patent application is titled “System [...]

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What registries need to know about working with registrars

New registries should enter the market with their eyes wide open. A lot of new companies will enter the domain registry business with the next round of new top level domains next year. Last time around, there was irrational exuberance about the opportunity. Hopefully, people now have more realistic expectations. This isn’t just about volumes. [...]

By |November 13th, 2025|Uncategorized|

Sedo could soon have a new owner

Ionos reported earnings and dropped a bit of info that will be of interest to domain investors. They are putting the AdTech unit up for sale. This includes Sedo. From the release: The Management Board of IONOS Group SE has decided to put Sedo GmbH, and thus the “AdTech” segment, up for sale and to [...]

By |November 13th, 2025|Uncategorized|

NamesCon live auction is still running

The live event saw active global participation and strong bidding across all categories, highlighted by the $3.1 million sale of Omegle.com, one of the top domain transactions of the year. The extended auction includes hundreds of premium domains that either came within a single bid of reserve during the live sale or were not previously [...]

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